I think augmented reality is that big, it’s huge. “The smartphone is for everyone, we don’t have to think iPhone is about a certain demographic, or country or vertical market: it’s for everyone.

Pretty neat, wouldn't you say so?Īnd here you can see ARKit detecting horizontal planes in the real world and rendering content using SceneKit with physically based rendering.ĭeveloper Tomás García shared this cool demo depicting a Falcon 9 landing at the ASDS in a swimming pool, which he accomplished using ARkit and Unity.Īnd lastly, German company Econsor Mobile GmbH has been working on an ARKit-powered app for commissioning of construction projects directly on the construction site.Īpple CEO Tim Cook thinks augmented reality is a big idea like the smartphone. Notice how when the lights are dimmed down the virtual cube also automatically dims, then when the lights are raised the virtual cube also gets brighter. In this demo, ARKit is tracking a virtual cube and providing a light estimate for the scene, which makes it easy to change the light intensity of the virtual object to match the real world. Speaking of which, This example shows ARKit's plane detection.Īnd this is adding geometry and physics with ARKit.

Wouldn't it be great if you could take a tour of Van Gogh's virtual bedroom in augmented reality? How about witnessing a Falcon 9 rocket descending from the skies?ĪRKit, Apple's new framework for building augmented reality apps for iPhone and iPad, has captured the imagination of many iOS developers out there who have already created some truly awesome examples of what's possible with ARKit.įor starters, here's an example of ARKit's accurate tracking.ĭeveloper Mark Dawson used ARKit to create a virtual copy of Van Gogh’s bedroom which you can walk around and examine detailed furniture, paintings on the wall and more.ĪRKit has “amazing tracking,” Dawson said.ĪRKit combines live camera feed and sensor data to find tables, floors and other horizontal planes in your real world.

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